I’m not perfect but I’m trying,” says Anthony Oluwafemi Joshua, who follows with a series of gracious words for the fallen Wladamir Klitschko.

The 27-year-old retains the IBF heavyweight title while adding the vacant WBA strap. He’s now 19-0 with all 19 victories by stoppage.

Joshua rained punches on Klitschko from the opening bell of the 11th round, and Klitschko is down! An uppercut! Klitschko is hurt! Joshua looks finishes the job and sends Klitschko crashing to the canvas again.

Klitschko down a second time in the 11th! Klitschko beats the count but Joshua comes in for the finish, Klitschko buckling under a flurry of punches and the referee intervenes! It’s over! That sums of the fight between the duo.

Genesis Of Anthony Oluwafemi Joshua VS Wladimir Klitschko

Before Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko faced off in front of a record-breaking 90,000 fans at Wembley Saturday night, there was more than the difference of 50 fights and 314 rounds between them.

Now 41, with many claiming his best years are behind him, Klitschko had experience on his side. Anthony Joshua came to the ring with young legs and explosive power.

Up until his shock defeat to Tyson Fury 18 months ago, the Ukrainian was undefeated for over a decade. This run dubbed the “Klitschko era” due to his and older brother Vitali’s dominance of the heavyweight division.

The 27-year-old Joshua, on the other hand, has not only endured just a quarter of the professional fights Klitschko has, he’s barely even had to absorb a punch.

Dillian Whyte’s powerful left hook, which made Joshua’s legs wobble all over the ring during their British heavyweight title bout in 2015, is the only real test of his otherwise untried chin.

Their age gap between the fighters is such that Klitschko has been boxing for the same amount of time Joshua has been alive.

The 27-year-old Briton goes into the fight defending his IBF title, while also trying to win the WBA and IBO titles vacated by Fury after he tested positive for cocaine.

Just Before The Fight

He claimed, with unnerving confidence, that he had recorded his prediction for the outcome of the fight.

Only the highest bidder will be able to watch the video, with all proceeds going to the Klitschko Foundation.

“It’s strategy, isn’t it?” Joshua said. “I’m just focusing on the fight. I’m not downloading any USB, bringing that to press conferences.

“I didn’t really take it the way he was hoping. It was an attempt at mind games.”

Klitschko’s trainer, Johnathon Banks, has said that defeat would render his career meaningless, while Joshua previously claimed victory would make him an “overnight legend.”

Whatever happens, Saturday night will live long in the memory.

Before this fight, profile of each player:

Joshua’s Boxing Profile

Anthony Oluwafemi Joshua is a 27-year-old heavyweight boxer who goes by the nickname “AJ”. He is currently undefeated as a professional boxer, now with 19 wins and an incredible 19 knockouts. In truth he has not looked close to losing any fight he has had.

Joshua was born in Watford on October 15, 1989, to Yoruba parents from Southwest Nigeria and had a tough upbringing.

His cousin is fellow unbeaten professional boxer Ben lleyemi. The pair made their professional debuts together in 2013.

Anthony Oluwafemi Joshua grew up for some of his early years in Nigeria and returned to the UK halfway through year seven. Growing up on the Meriden Estate in Garston, Hertfordshire, Joshua was called ‘Femi’ by his friends and former teachers, due to his middle name ‘Oluwafemi’. He excelled at football and athletics and broke the nine-year-old 100m record with a time of 11.6 seconds.